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Crispy Grilled Pork Belly with a Sweet and Tangy Vinegar BBQ Sauce
Bring something special to the table with this well-loved recipe.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs 15 mins
cool time
10 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 843 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
vinegar bbq sauce
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper optional
meat
- 1 (2 1/2 lb.) slab pork belly with the skin on
- 4 yellow onions, roughly quartered and chopped
- 2 (12 fl. oz.) bottles beer of choice, divided can use broth as non-alcoholic option
dry rub
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat grill to 450˚F.
- For vinegar bbq sauce: Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk together until smooth and completely blended. Set aside until ready to use.
- Place pork belly on a clean cutting board, skin-side up and score the skin. Pat dry with a paper towel and flip over so the meat-side is up.
- Place all dry rub ingredients into a small bowl and whisk together. Pour rub over meat-side of belly only and rub over entire surface.
- Place onions and one bottle of beer into a roasting dish, in an even layer, and top with pork (meat/rub side down).
- Place roasting dish into the hot grill and cover with the grill lid. Cook for about 45 minutes.
- Lower heat to 250˚F and continue to cook for about 1 hour. Remove lid and add remaining beer. Re-cover and cook for an additional 2 hours.
- At this point the fat should have rendered and the skin should be extra crispy.
- Carefully remove the pork belly from the baking dish and transfer onto a cutting board. Allow the slab to rest for about 10 minutes.
- Chop into pieces and serve atop sliced white bread with a generous drizzle of the vinegar bbq sauce.
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Notes
- Makes 1 (2lb) pork belly
Nutrition Information
Calories
843kcal
(42%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
76g
(117%)
Saturated Fat
27g
(135%)
Cholesterol
102mg
(34%)
Sodium
1262mg
(53%)
Potassium
470mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
900IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 843
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 843kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 76g | 117% |
| Saturated Fat | 27g | 135% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 1262mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 470mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 900IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.